Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/dalt-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Noun

*dalt- f

1. door

Inflection

Declension of *dalt-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*daltum	*daltāna	plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive	*daltim	*daltayna	plural stem + *-īna
Accusative	*daltam
possessive forms
1st person	*daltī / *daltVya	—	*daltVni
2nd person m	*daltVka	*daltVkumā / *daltVkumay	*daltVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*daltVki		*daltVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*daltVšu	*daltVšumā / *daltVšumay	*daltVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*daltVša		*daltVšin(ā)
Note: the endings -m and -na are dropped in the bound form, which may also undergo syncopation of an unstressed final vowel where possible. Note: the ending -V before the possessive endings responds to case: *daltuya for nom. case, *daltiya for gen. case, *daltaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *dalt- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *daltuka *daltāka plural stem + *-ūka Genitive *daltika *daltayka plural stem + *-īka Accusative *daltaka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *dalt- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *daltuki *daltāki plural stem + *-ūki Genitive *daltiki *daltayki plural stem + *-īki Accusative *daltaki

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒄑𒅅 (daltum)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: דַּלְתָא (dalṯā)
      • Classical Syriac: ܐܳܕ݂ܠܳܬ݂ܳܐ (āḏlāṯā)
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: דֶּלֶת (déleṯ)
      • Ugaritic: 𐎄𐎍𐎚 (dlt /⁠daltu⁠/)

References

• Fox, Joshua (2003) Semitic Noun Patterns (Harvard Semitic Studies; 52), 1st edition, Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, →ISBN